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108 Chapter 7.6 – Low Carbon Public Buildings7.6 Low Carbon Public BuildingsA building that has meaningfor its community35 proposalsCarbon reduction in one or more buildings that are importantwithin their community setting eithero because they have intrinsic historic or cultural significance, oro because of the way in which they are used by the publicEleven per cent of all proposals (35 applications) fall into thisProposal Type. They focus on carbon reduction and energy usein one or more buildings that are important within theircommunity setting, either because they have intrinsic historicor cultural significance, or because of the way in which they areused by the public.Chart 72 – Low Carbon Buildings,proportion of functional andspecial buildings, 35 proposalsThis definition has been stretched a little to include one ship,and some that also include a wider site such as a country park.The breakdown between these types is shown in the chart.These two types of buildings have some clear distinctions interms of forms of engagement that are likely to be undertaken.However the common focus on the structure of one or morepublic buildings was felt to override this.Special PublicBuildings40%FunctionalPublic Buildings60%Public buildings are important features of community life both in terms of places to meet and may(particularly in the case of smaller buildings like village halls) be run by prominent individuals or groupsin the community. But they are also important as signifiers of place – particularly when they are linkedto the history of their location. They may well have personal associations in relation to parties, familyactivities, places where one became involved with other members of the community. In the case of agrander building it may have a prominence outside its immediate community for visitors to the area.Changes in such buildings are likely to be noticed by their regular users who can easily be informedabout them. Since they are public places they also afford the opportunity to exchange experiencesabout their relevance to one’s own life. Innovative changes in significant buildings may also be a sourceof pride within the community. All these dimensions may well lead community action on climatechange centred on public buildings to have much wider significance than it would at first appear towarrant.7.6.1 Climate Change GoalsGiven that the focus of this proposal type is on a building it is not surprising that they all have anelement of Product which was based on changes or additions to the physical structure or contents ofthe building. Most did also have a practice element but 13 proposals (37%) did not involve significantbehavioural change goals.The Special Buildings category includes installing hydro electric power in a historic mill, converting ahistoric ship to be a combined heritage centre/sustainability showcase, restoring a historic old schoolbuilding, renovating a seaside pier, and providing a new purpose for an old cutlery factory. In the moreAppleby Ltd July 2009
Mapping the Big Green Challenge 109general category there are churches and community halls, clubrooms and schools. The categoryincludes both renovations of existing buildings, and new buildings constructed using eco-buildingprinciples, and incorporates water saving and re-use measures, as well as reductions in energy use.All but one of the proposals include the reduction of energy use inthe building (the exception being a more focused proposal tointroduce a grey water scheme to a major public building). Someextend their project to cover residential buildings in their localarea, either using the public building as an example of howreductions can be achieved, or by the use of the building as anadvice centre (or in many cases, both of these). Four of theprojects put the advice centre aspect at the centre of the proposal,either building from scratch or converting an existing building forthis purpose.Many incorporate transport reductions, either because they areproviding a local resource that will minimise the need for transport(shops, services, or just a social centre), or as part of their overallstrategy by converting related vehicle fleets to electric vehicles, or by providing eco-friendly transportChart 74 – Low Carbon Buildings,feasibility, 34 proposalsChart 73 – Low Carbon Buildings,proportion of proposals involvingpractice (behaviour change) andproduct-only, 35 proposalsPractice Product63%Product37%for their visitors (such as the historic ship conversion projectwhich incorporates a river ferry to provide transport forvisitors between the ship and the town centre).Future29%Current24%Near term47%There are projects that stay within the carbon regime, butthere is a majority of niche projects that incorporaterenewable energy sources and biofuels. This proposal typehas the second highest proportion of niche only proposals(second only to the inventions) and was the highestcombined niche and niche / regime proposals of all thetypes. This is a very interesting finding in relation tobuildings that are often regarded as mundane and inrelation to projects that may be seen as only being on asmall scale with limited impact.Most of proposals are systemic and by definition at thelevel of the building or buildings that are the subjects of the Idea. There is one whose main impact hasbeen judged to be systemic at the ‘household’ level planned to result from the demonstration ofefficiency measures in the community building. That does illustrate one of the characteristics of thisproposal type: while the focus is on the building primarily there is a significant secondary target ofemission reduction by people in the surrounding community as a result of the demonstration effect.The degree to which this is articulated varies, from very weak to a very strong part of the application.The functional building projects all want to add carbon reduction features to an existing building or tobuild a new centre. Some are very specific (an offsetting scheme to add photovoltaic cells to schoolroofs throughout the area), others more general involving a range of equipment (from basic insulationAppleby Ltd July 2009
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